Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 05:00:11 +0200Linguist Julie Sedivy on losing first language Czech – and getting it back againhttps://english.radio.cz/linguist-julie-sedivy-losing-first-language-czech-and-getting-it-back-again-8742597© 2026 Radio Prague International In the recently published Memory Speaks, the linguist Julie Sedivy explores the deep connections between language, memory, identity and migration. As well as drawing on science, the book is also something of a memoir. Sedivy’s own family left Czechoslovakia when she was just two and when they settled in Canada she gradually lost most of her Czech. However, as a “heritage language learner” she has managed to reconnect with her mother tongue in recent years. She spoke to me remotely from her home in Calgary. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/5177769497ea8ef2b595ae8b6b22f3e9.png?timestamp=1645451166 Linguist Julie Sedivy on losing first language Czech – and getting it back again https://english.radio.cz/linguist-julie-sedivy-losing-first-language-czech-and-getting-it-back-again-8742597 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9